The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies (1909)
The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies is a 1909 rabbits book written by Beatrix Potter and Wendy Rasmussen.
Beatrix Potter returns to her most beloved subject with a warm, mischievous garden tale. The six Flopsy Bunnies are the children of Benjamin Bunny and his cousin Flopsy, and like all young rabbits they cannot resist a nap in a tempting heap of vegetables. That heap happens to sit perilously close to the garden of the ever-grumpy Mr. McGregor. Potter set her delicate watercolours against a real semi-formal garden of archways and flowerbeds at her aunt and uncle's home in Wales. It is a small, tender story of appetite, risk and family, sized just right for the youngest readers.
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What is The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies about?
Beatrix Potter returns to her most beloved subject with a warm, mischievous garden tale. The six Flopsy Bunnies are the children of Benjamin Bunny and his cousin Flopsy, and like all young rabbits they cannot resist a nap in a tempting heap of vegetables. That heap happens to sit perilously close to the garden of the ever-grumpy Mr. McGregor. Potter set her delicate watercolours against a real semi-formal garden of archways and flowerbeds at her aunt and uncle's home in Wales. It is a small, tender story of appetite, risk and family, sized just right for the youngest readers.
When was The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies published?
The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies was published in 1909.
Who made The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies?
The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies was written by Beatrix Potter, Wendy Rasmussen and Charles Santore.
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A few thoughts on The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies
Pair it with the 2018 Peter Rabbit film for the same garden mischief, or the claymation of Shaun the Sheep and Wallace & Gromit for wordless farmyard comedy. The gentle Winnie the Pooh animated shorts share its small-scale warmth, and Studio Ghibli's My Neighbor Totoro captures a similar quiet wonder at the natural world.
Illustrated animal tales for the youngest readers
The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies sets tiny rabbits against a tempting garden and a grumpy gardener, all in Beatrix Potter's soft watercolours. These picture books share that gentle mischief, giving small creatures a warm world, a little danger, and a happy return home. Cozy read-aloud stories sized just right for little laps.
Classic storybooks to grow up with
The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies is a first step into a whole shelf of childhood classics. These books carry readers onward as they grow, from cozy prairie homesteads to plucky young adventurers solving mysteries and facing real danger. A gentle ladder from Potter's garden toward the bigger stories waiting on the next shelf.